Clifford L. Jones

Background

Mr. Clifford L. Jones is an Advisor at Schoffstall Ventures. He began working at the Boy Scouts of America in New Castle, Pennsylvania and came to Harrisburg from the Can Do Industrial Development Group of Hazleton. Mr. Jones is a Director at Mercom, Inc. since 1991; Pennsylvania Power & Light, Delta Development Group, Inc.; and Benatec Associates. He is currently serving as the Director of the Governor’s Action Team for Economic Development. Mr. Jones also serves over ... 12 Advisory Boards and Commissions, mostly in nonprofit areas of health, conservation, culture, and education. These organizations include, the Nature Conservancy, the Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority, Ecumenical Community, Modern Transit Partnership, and Heritage Foundation, to list a few. He served as the President at Capital Region Economic Development Corporation (CREDC) from September 1992 to February 1994. Mr. Jones also served as the President at Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry from 1983 to 1991. He was the transitional Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council. Mr. Jones has had a long and serendipitous career of public service in Pennsylvania, serving four Governors in cabinet positions as the Secretary of Commerce, Secretary of Labor and Industry, and Secretary of Environmental Resources. As the Commerce Secretary, Mr. Jones headed the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority. In his term at Labor and Industry, the agency played a key role in resolving disputes such as the Black Coalition Construction Worker conflict in Pittsburgh. While as the Secretary of the Department of Environmental Resources, the agency led the response to Three Mile Island nuclear incident. Mr. Jones was also the Governor Scranton’s liaison, implementing the conversion of Olmstead Air Force Base to civilian operation. He also served as the Chairman and Member at the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. Mr. Jones was the Chairman of Republican Party. During his four years tenure, a $600,000 debt was retired. He has also participated in three major State Bond campaigns, namely Project 70, Project 500, and the three hundred million dollar issue, used for infrastructure loans and grants. Mr. Jones was the President for Effective Government for four years, participating in several hundred legislative campaigns. He was the Co-chair of Governor Ridge’s Brac Pac. Mr. Jones served as an interim President at the Susquehanna Alliance and again served as the President at CREDC. He has been an Adjunct Professor at the Messiah College and Penn State University and has conducted seminars and lectures in Public Policy.

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